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Table 1 Body morphometrics and ovarian microscopic descriptions of Fluvitrygon signifer

From: Microanatomy of the female reproductive system of the viviparous freshwater whipray Fluvitrygon signifer (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae). II. The genital duct

Animals

Date of collection

Body weight (g)

Ovary weight (g)

Disc width (cm)

Disc length (cm)

Previtellogenic follicle

Vitellogenic follicle

Postovulatory follicle

Maturity scale*

F1

02/25/99

864

1.760

31.0

28.0

Present

Absent

Absent

Regenerating

F2

04/26/99

870

2.080

30.0

28.2

Present

Present

Present

Mature

F3

06/29/99

722

2.282

28.0

26.0

Present

Present

Present

Mature

F4

09/22/99

841

2.493

31.0

29.0

Present

Present

Present

Mature

F5

11/30/99

1270

6.383

35.0

33.5

Present

Present

Present

Mature

F6

02/03/00

220

0.643

20.0

17.5

Present

Absent

Absent

Immature

F7

02/14/00

210

0.649

19.5

18.0

Present

Absent

Absent

Immature

F8

10/18/00

665

5.534

28.0

26.5

Present

Present

Present

Mature

  1. *Assessment for maturity scale is based on disc width [30, 31] and ovarian microscopic examination [34, 46]